The Curve Foundation and NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+Journalists are pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage: Victoria A. Brownworth, Dana Piccoli, and Femi Redwood. Congratulations to the winners!
The award, sponsored by the Curve Foundation, honors the contributions of journalists that have dedicated their careers to telling the stories of the Curve community. The award and its criteria are inspired by notable journalists that have dedicated themselves to covering lesbian social justice issues and communities. The award was open to lesbians, queer women, trans people and nonbinary people who have used journalism and media to elevate lesbian issues and causes.
The Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage includes a $2,500 cash award and access to unique professional development opportunities. The awardees will be honored with a digital exhibit at curvemag.com, archiving major moments and career accomplishments, that will remain freely available throughout the year.
Thank you to the selection committee this year, which included Franco Stevens, Merryn Johns, Eboné Bell, and Daisy Hernández.
Victoria A. Brownworth (she/her)
Victoria A. Brownworth (she/her) is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, award-winning journalist. She has won the Society of Professional Journalists Award several times, most recently in 2022 for feature reporting, as well as the Keystone Journalism Award, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award, Lambda Literary and IPPY Independent Press Award. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, DAME, Ms., The Nation, Village Voice, SPIN, POZ, The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter, OUT, Lambda Literary and Curve among other publications. She is a columnist for the Bay Area Reporter, Philadelphia Gay News and an opinion writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Her work focuses on social justice issues and local and national politics. She has most recently won several journalism awards for her coverage of the COVID pandemic and for her three-part series on lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in prison.
Brownworth was among the OUT 100 and is the author and editor of more than 20 books, including the Lambda Award-winning Coming Out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic and Ordinary Mayhem: A Novel, and the award-winning From Where They Sit: Black Writers Write Black Youth and Too Queer: Essays from a Radical Life. In 2010 she co-founded the independent publisher Tiny Satchel Press with her late wife, Maddy Gold. She taught writing and journalism at the University of the Arts and Community College of Philadelphia
Femi Redwood (she/her)
Victoria A. Brownworth (she/her) is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, award-winning journalist. She has won the Society of Professional Journalists Award several times, most recently in 2022 for feature reporting, as well as the Keystone Journalism Award, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Excellence in Journalism Award, Lambda Literary and IPPY Independent Press Award. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Baltimore Sun, DAME, Ms., The Nation, Village Voice, SPIN, POZ, The Advocate, Bay Area Reporter, OUT, Lambda Literary and Curve among other publications. She is a columnist for the Bay Area Reporter, Philadelphia Gay News and an opinion writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Her work focuses on social justice issues and local and national politics. She has most recently won several journalism awards for her coverage of the COVID pandemic and for her three-part series on lesbian, bisexual and transgender women in prison.
Brownworth was among the OUT 100 and is the author and editor of more than 20 books, including the Lambda Award-winning Coming Out of Cancer: Writings from the Lesbian Cancer Epidemic and Ordinary Mayhem: A Novel, and the award-winning From Where They Sit: Black Writers Write Black Youth and Too Queer: Essays from a Radical Life. In 2010 she co-founded the independent publisher Tiny Satchel Press with her late wife, Maddy Gold. She taught writing and journalism at the University of the Arts and Community College of Philadelphia
Dana Piccoli (she/her)
Dana Piccoli (she/her) has been writing about the LGBTQ+ community for over a decade and is now the editor of News is Out, a queer media collaborative. With a special dedication to queer women’s issues, Dana has written for numerous sites, including The Mary Sue, The Decider, Curve, and NBC. She’s the former Managing Editor of the Bella Media Channel and the founder of Queer Media Matters. Dana is also known for her interviewing skills and has hosted panels and events yearly at ClexaCon. She has also moderated panels with NYCC, Outfest and more. Dana was named one of The Advocate Magazine’s 2019 Champions of Pride and Curve Magazine’s 2017 Pridelist. She lives in Vancouver, Washington, with her wife.
